How to pray like Jesus Jesus’ teaching about praying and not giving up Prayer is one of the most essential elements of the Christian life. Our Lord Jesus Christ exemplifies its significance by modelling a life of prayer. He starts His day with prayer and ends it with prayer. We can see Him sneaking out […]
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According to his annalists, Saint John of Rila was born in the village of Skrino, Bulgaria, probably in 876 AD, and he died in 946. He lived in the time of Prince Boris I, King Simeon the Great and King Peter I. He realizes he needs God deep in his soul, which makes him go […]
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The Jesus Prayer: Oh Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner This prayer also known as the ‘prayer of the heart’ is one of the most taught and discussed prayers in the Orthodox Christian Churches. This prayer is said to be exceptionally revered by the spiritual fathers and is habitually […]
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How to Pray? Many people wish to have an effective prayer. They want God to hear their prayers and to respond. But before we understand how to have an effective prayer, we have to learn what it really is. Let’s take a look at the Word of God. We read in James 4:2-3: You are […]
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In this blogpost we will go into the way Jesus our Lord reacts to people’s needs and problems. What is mercy? What is love? Let’s take, for example, blind Bartimaeus. We are not told how long he has suffered from his blindness. I could suppose he has been blind since the day of his birth. […]
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What Is Fasting Since the diet trend has boomed in our society, the word fasting has been thrown around quite a bit. There’s the Juice Fast, Fruit Fast, Water Fast and many, many more. The idea of fasting in the diet world draws plenty of people every day because it promises instant results within a […]
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Who Is Theotokos? Theotokos is Mary the one who gave birth to Jesus. A lot of people – including Christian’s – forget about Mary. Okay, maybe they don’t “forget” about her, but a lot of people overlook her. They don’t take the time to know her and study about her. No matter anyone’s view on […]
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Discovering Peace You’re not going to unleash the inner peace you desire within you if you’re constantly feeling sorry for yourself or walking around with a little rain cloud following you. You aren’t going to find it either if you’re never taking the time to slow down and smell the roses, to take a look […]
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Your All Every Day In your life – some days more than others – you’ll be asked to do more than you normally would. It can be picking up an extra shift at work or running an errand for someone. Sometimes you’ll be asked to do things that you don’t necessarily enjoy since you’ll be […]
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Life’s Storms In everyone’s life a period of storm will pass through. A storm can be a test or trial from God or it can just be life. At times the storm can be a small rain shower dampening things here and there. Then sometimes it can be a destructive storm that lasts but for […]
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